Ile-de-France

Henceforth, more often than not when I thought of her

Henceforth, more often than not when I thought of her, I would see her standing before the porch of a cathedral, explaining to me what each of the statues meant, and with a smile which was my highest commendation, presenting me as her friend to Bergotte. And invariably the charm of all the fancies which the thought of cathedrals used to inspire in me, the charm of the hills and valleys of the Ile-de-France and of the plains of Normandy, would be reflected in the picture I had formed in my mind's eye of Mlle Swann; nothing more remained but to know and to love her.

Narrative Context: 
Fantasy of Gilberte, Bergotte
Image: 
Chartres South porch || Source - Jeff Drouin, 6 July 2004
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